If there is any state that seems to embody the
ideals and the traditions of the Old South, it must be the state of Louisiana. There are
many places in the south which have changed over the years. Many of the old houses have
fallen into decay and ruin, or have been torn down in the name of so-called progress; the
forests that once held tales of phantoms and voodoo have been replaced by houses and
suburbs; the swamps that guarded strange secrets that you were better off not knowing
about have been drained and paved into parking lots....
And yet in Louisiana, the vast acres of wetlands and spooky woods still remain, along with
the old houses that seem to harbor more than their share of ghosts!
You will discover a lot of these old plantation houses in the section to follow....
stories of tragedy, death, murder and destruction.... tales which seem to give birth to
legends and to ghosts!